Well elk season opens in just about two weeks. This is my first year bowhunting and I have been shooting a lot the past year. Due to work and other obligations I have not picked out broadheads for my first season and have never shot a broadhead out of my bow yet. I truely do not have the time in the next two weeks to tune my bow to fix blade to get them to fly. I am going to my bow shop tonight to shoot some and if a fix blade will fly with little tuning I will be set.

BUT IF NOT: What expandables do you use that you would recommend. I am obviously looking for the easy way out just for this year but I don't want an expandable that has a history of problems. Not afraid to put some money into some good ones this year and tune some fixed blades next year.

rage 2 or 3 i would recommend 2 blade for elk
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i cannot recomend hunting with a bow that doesnt shoot fixed blade heads properly...

EXSPECIALLY on ELK

if your bow doesnt shoot fixed heads properly, your bow isnt tuned/arrows arent tuned/arrows spine isnt proper...this means your going to loose alot of energy opposed to a bow that is shooting fixed heads properly...

also, check state laws...i remember many places not allowing mechanics for elk..

dont know that id recommend the rage heads either for elk...too big and a little fragile IMO...

dont use mechanical heads as a bandaid for poor tuning...it will cause more problems than its worth....broadhead tuning doesnt take long at all with some knowledge....assuming the arrows are properly spined and tuned....

X2, lipstick on a pig, aka expandables

I have used 100gr Grim Reaper Razortips on deer, hog, and bear. They have performed well on all of these.....never have tried them on elk though.
If the regulations allow it I would give them a try.

I second the reapers,thats what i used on my first deer bow kill,you could drive a mack truck through ,,,,,,it......

Rage 2 blade. But don't shoot them if your bow isn't tuned! Wont help you any.

I hate to sound like a jerk but, instead of spending time on here trying to find a shortcut, go shoot some broadheads. It shouldn't take more than a couple of hours to get any descent fixed blade to shoot good. If you really don't have time for that, I can recommend Spitfires for a mechanical but
I would still shoot them and sight in with them first before I went hunting.

There's abosultely NOTHING wrong with mechanical BH's. Nothing.

Shooting them as a substitute for properly tuning your bow would be like putting lipstick on a pig......but mechanical BH's are great heads and are very good at what they do (Which is inflict massive trauma).

I don't believe in doing anything at the last minute, but ifyou have to go with an expandable, I would go with the Spitfire. I have used them in the past with nothing but great results. Watch the quartering shots![:@] jk